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#969E7E

#969e7e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#969e7e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 61.96% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.25% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 14.16% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.22.

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Relative luminance0.3244

Complementary

  1. #969e7e
  2. #867e9e

Split complementary

  1. #969e7e
  2. #7e869e
  3. #967e9e

Analogous

  1. #9e967e
  2. #969e7e
  3. #869e7e

Triadic

  1. #969e7e
  2. #7e969e
  3. #9e7e96

Tetradic

  1. #969e7e
  2. #7e9e86
  3. #867e9e
  4. #9e7e96

Square

  1. #969e7e
  2. #7e9e96
  3. #867e9e
  4. #9e7e86

Monochromatic

  1. #464b38
  2. #6f7659
  3. #969e7e
  4. #babfaa
  5. #dde0d5

Shades

#969e7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969e7e
  2. #878e71
  3. #787e65
  4. #696f58
  5. #5a5f4c
  6. #4b4f3f
  7. #3c3f32
  8. #2d2f26
  9. #1e2019
  10. #0f100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#969e7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969e7e
  2. #a1a88b
  3. #abb198
  4. #b6bba5
  5. #c0c5b2
  6. #cbcfbf
  7. #d5d8cb
  8. #e0e2d8
  9. #eaece5
  10. #f5f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969e7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969e7e
  2. #949b7e
  3. #92987e
  4. #8f957f
  5. #8d927f
  6. #8b8f7f
  7. #898c7f
  8. #87897f
  9. #848680
  10. #828380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999c90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29a7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19a7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #999a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9c7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9c7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #989c8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969e7e {
  color: #969e7e;
}
Background
.bg-969e7e {
  background-color: #969e7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969e7e {
  border: 2px solid #969e7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969e7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 158 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 14% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969e7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969e7e, #869e7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969e7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 158 126 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.22 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.31 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.93 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.38 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.51 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.72 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.16 #696181 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#969e7e  rgb(150, 158, 126)  hsl(75, 14%, 56%)  Moss Green
#867e9e  rgb(134, 126, 158)  hsl(255, 14%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7e969e  rgb(126, 150, 158)  hsl(195, 14%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#9e7e96  rgb(158, 126, 150)  hsl(315, 14%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink